unitid 130174 · Bridgeport, CT · private for-profit 2-year · city (midsize)
Porter & Chester Institute
- enrollment 2023
- 2,478
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,373
95th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
57%
undergrads on Pell grants
42nd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
11th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,892
29th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
avg net price / yr
$18,348
after aid, aided students
26th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,588
after entry, Title IV students
75th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$12,000
61st pctl among private for-profit 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,540 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+12%
- Median family income
- $18,938
- First-generation students
- 54%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,349
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 199 | $55,238 | $14,120 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 128 | $56,166 | $22,444 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 107 | $38,066 | $9,500 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 104 | $56,898 | $14,120 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 104 | $32,745 | $9,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 88 | $43,193 | $13,910 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services. | 41 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 28 | $50,269 | $12,987 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 18 | $50,674 | $13,910 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 11 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | — | $51,208 | $13,910 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | — | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.